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The conversation between the two was brief and has not progressed since, the report said.

Trump told the Washington Post last month he had "no interest in a media company" and reports that he was considering setting up one was "a false rumor."

Kushner, the owner of the weekly New York Observer newspaper, is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka.

Kushner and LionTree did not immediately respond to requests for comment. (Reporting by Narottam Medhora in Bengaluru; Editing by Ted Kerr)